Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
RADIsHEs IN HOT WEATHER.

We do not generally loose our relish
for radishes until these 90 back on us
by turning pithy and wormy. They
need to be grown quickly. and should,
therefore. succeed best in hot weather,
provided there is sufficient moisture in
the soil to keep them growing. Worms
can be kept out 10y dosing the radish
bed literally with leached ashes These
also help to preserve moisture in light
soil.
BLACK AND RED RASPBERRIEs.
1t is somewhat strange to the unin-
tated that black caps are lower in
price than the best red raspberries.
The explanation is to be found in the
plantations. The blacks are most pro-
ductive, most easily picked and most
easily grown. Still both are fairly
profitable, more so generally than
Strawberries, rs owing to the demand
for drying and canning there is always
n good demand for them at fair prices.
WEEDS IN POTATOES.
The labor of keeping patatoes free
from weeds late in the season needs TO
be done carefully, so rs not to disturb
the setting tubers. But it will pay. not
only in the better crop tn ereby pro-
duced, but in the ease of harvesting it.
Few potato digging machines will do
good work, and none perfect work
whore the grou nd is weedy. The most
careful hand digging in some pieces
will still leave some of the crop.
WILD CARROT SEED.
1t is the general belief of farmers, and
is probably correct. that wild carrot is
the degeneratat ed product of the carrot
of our gardens, allowed TO 60 to seed
and grow under unfavorable circum-
stances. 1t Is bad weed where it gets
foOthold. 1t is probably best for
farmers to let market gardeners have
a monopoly of growing carrot seed.
They keep their land thoroughly cult
waited and do not allow stray seeds TO
run wild and become Il weed.
HORsERADIsH SEED.
A p aragraph is going the rounds say
ing that the horseradish plant never
produces seed; that its only mode of
spreading is from the root. 1t does
not really need any other method of
propagation, but we have seen few
horseradish seed on plants where the
soil was thin and poor. As usually
planted on rich gardens or alluvial
soil the plant has no instinct teaching
little need of producing seed. Place
it where it is pinched and likely to die,
and it will propagate seed the same as
all otherplants.
WHOLE GRAIN FOR FOWLS.
Poultry do not need their food mas
ticated. If they did nature would have
provided them with teeth and, as
everybody knows. las scarce as hens
teeth has become a proverb. The
work of mast cation i done in their
gzzards by the aid of stones and shells.
1t is better for the fowls health 10 keep
this mill suitably provided with hard
food that needs grinding up. Young
chicks are often injured by having too
large proportion of soft, watery food.
1t does not give the gzzard sufficient
exercise. Try feeding whole wheat a
little while. The chicks VIII become
hard. plump and lively.
NEW OATS AND NEW HAY.
Oats of this seasons growth. until
thoroughly dried, are laxative. 50 also
is new hay. The two together are apt
TO give horses the scours when changed
suddenly to them from dry feed 1t is
better where new Tray is fed to pay al
increased price for old oats, and thus
keep the team in working condition.
The higher price is well repaid in the
increased nutrition and strength that
old oats VII give a working team.
Where horses are not at work they
need few oats, while a little laxative
ness while resting does not njure them.
1t is while hard at work that inferior
feed has its worst effect in reducing
condition.
BLACEBERRIES FOR HEALTH.
The black berry differs from other
fruits In being check upon Laxative
ness. 1t ripens later than other small
fruits, thus coming at a time when the
nights begin to be cooler and the dan
GER from Summer complaint thereby
increased. 1t is toward Fall that laxa-
tveness of bowels is most apt to run
into dysenteries, because then the pa
tent is more likely to be suddenly chill
cd. Blackberries never hurt any one
in this respect If the fruit cannot be
had, either fresh or dried a tea made
of the root is equally beneficial. All
owe their good effect to a very slight
astringent quality which this plant and
its fruit possess
JUDGING SHEEP.
1t requires practice and long expert.
cnce to enable man TO Judge correctly
of sheep. To the unpractsed eye n